THQ reports a widening loss but continues to invest in digital games
THQ, a mid-sized publicly traded game company, reported an unexpectedly high loss today as sales of its Red Faction: Armageddon game and children’s games...
Kixeye accuses Kabam of copying its Backyard Monsters game
Facebook game makers frequently each other of copy-catting games. The latest accusation comes from Kixeye, which says that heavily-funded Kabam has blatantly copied Kixeye’s big...
Nexon’s MapleStory Adventures game goes live on Facebook
South Korean online-game company Nexon is formally launching the open beta of its MapleStory Adventures game, its first title aiming to tap into Facebook’s...
DeNA and Ngmoco launch Mobage mobile social network across globe
DeNA and its American subsidiary Ngmoco announced today they have launched the Mobage mobile social network in English-speaking territories around the globe. The Mobage...
EA continues to drive world crazy with vague comments on Star Wars: The Old Republic
Analysts, gamers and investors want to know more details about Star Wars: The Old Republic, the big online game coming from Electronic Arts. But the...
EA chief vows to keep up with big changes in the video game industry
Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello said in a conference call today that the video game industry has fundamentally changed as gamers embrace new...
EA expands its guidance for digital game revenue this year
Electronic Arts reported strong gains for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30 as both digital and packaged-good games saw good results. EA beat...
Call it GlobalVille: Zynga to launch version of CityVille on Tencent’s network in China
In its biggest diversification beyond Facebook to date, game maker Zynga is announcing today that it has partnered with social network Tencent in China and...
Consumers spend average of $14 per transaction in iPhone and Android freemium games
Not everyone buys virtual goods in mobile games. But among those who do, the average purchase price is pretty big: $14. That’s a pretty...
Qualcomm grabs motion-sensing patents in GestureTek deal
Mobile chipset maker Qualcomm has acquired some Kinect-like gesture-recognition technology from pioneer GestureTek, the company said today. Under the deal, Qualcomm will own intellectual properties related...